From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 22:54:23 EDT
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
MEN'S GOLF
KALAMAZOO -- Calvin maintained its third place position in the MIAA standings
with a second place finish at an MIAA outing hosted by Kalamazoo at the Lake
Doster Golf Club Thursday afternoon.
Calvin posted a team score of 319, one stroke ahead of third place Olivet and
16 strokes behind first place Hope which widened its lead in the overall
standings over Olivet to 18 strokes. Meanwhile, Calvin moved to within 13
strokes of second place Olivet and 21 strokes ahead of fourth place Alma.
Playing near his hometown, Calvin freshman Jeff TenBrink of Kalamazoo Christian
High School led the Knights with a round of 76 that placed him in a three-way
tie for third place individually on Thursday. Senior Phil Rietema (Grand
Rapids Baptist HS) continued his steady play for the Knights with a round of 79
that placed him in a three-way tie for 12th place.
Rounding out Calvin's finishers were senior Matt Kelly (Western Michigan
Christian HS) and junior Mike Bratt (Lynden, WA) with rounds of 82 while junior
Ricky Shilts (Kalamazoo Central HS) had a round of 83.
Ryan Shedd of Hope was Thursday's medalist with a round of 69.
Rietema is now tied for fifth place in the MIAA individual standings at 77.3
strokes-per-round while Bratt is tied for seventh with an average of 78.5
strokes-per-round. Kelly is also in the top-12 as his average of 79.9 SPR
ranks him 11th individually.
Calvin returns to action next Monday when it competes at an MIAA outing hosted
by Hope at the Clearbrook Golf Club in Saugutuck. The outing was originally
scheduled for this past Monday but was postponed because of weather. Next
Monday's outing will begin at 1:00 p.m.
MIAA OUTING #4 TEAM SCORES
Hope 303
Calvin 319
Olivet 320
Alma 325
Adrian 326
Albion 328
Kalamazoo 344
OVERALL MIAA MEN'S GOLF STANDINGS THROUGH 9-25-03
Hope 1221
Olivet 1239
Calvin 1252
Alma 1273
Albion 1280
Adrian 1321
Kalamazoo 1360
VOLLEYBALL
The latest set of NCAA III statistics have been release for volleyball and
Calvin is ranked nationally in a number of categories. Individually, Calvin
sophomore Jill Scholten ranks 10th nationally in assists-per-game average
(12.55) while junior middle-hitter Kara Kuipers (Unity Christian HS) ranks 22nd
in blocks-per-game (1.54).
As a team, Calvin ranks 26th in hitting percentage (.273), 15th in
kills-per-game (15.07) and ninth in assists-per-game (14.12).
Calvin returns to action on Friday when it opens play at the Wittenberg
Invitational in Springfield, Ohio. Calvin's first opponent will be a Defiance
team that will carry a 12-0 record into Friday's match (2:00 p.m.).
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER
A pair of soccer games are set for RealAudio broadcasts this Saturday. At
noon, Calvin sports information director Jeff Febus will broadcast the women's
soccer at Albion. Immediately following the completion of the women's game,
Josh Miller and Ross Weener of the Calvin Sports Information Department will
broadcast the men's soccer game at Kalamazoo (2:00 p.m. start time).
A direct link to the broadcasts can be found at the Calvin sports informaion
web site at: WWW.Calvin.edu/sports
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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